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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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